Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-08
THANKFUL.

''Tommy, what do you say to Mr.. Tom
kins for giving you that apple2" t'Thank
you" "Thank you what, Tommy "Thank
you, old Anew York Epoch.
Little Johnnies mother does not answer
one of his many questions. Johnnie grows
impatient and asks: Mamma, haven't you
got any talk in your mouthf'-New York
Epoch.
Mrs Wabash (of Chicago)-"Do you con-
slider it good taste, Mrs. Breezy, to serve pie
for breakfasts" Mrs. Breezy-"Well, no,
Mrs Wabash, think 1t looks a trife too os-
tentatious New York Sun
Augustus Popinjay (who has been letting
Johnny ride pick-a-back for his sisters
sake)-Well, Johnny, hew do you like thata
Jonny-Good enough, but faint near
SO nice as ridin' Uncle Johns four-legged
calf.
The yachtsmen have short names. These
are Mr.. Bell, Captain Barr, Captain Half,
Lieutenant Henn and John Mumm. And
they are all names of four letters. Were
they brought up in the four castlei-Troy
Times.
Crest and change are good for people, the
physicians aver" said the wife as she rose
at night to rife her husbands pockets.
"I've had rest, and now I'm going through
these pockets for little change. Boston
Courier.
SOpTauO- duSI 1 slug bn0 rage III Dbl
log" Impresario-"Yes, miss" Soprano
"And expose my legs9" Impresario-"Yes."
Soprano-"1s there no way to avoid thiss"
representatives,; amputation at the hip
joints. American Musician.
At the g. A. R. banquet a gentleman at
my table told story. 1t was to the effect
that ambitious composer of New York
city once set the Lords prayer to music and
published it in sheet form, with the caption:
ftTha ord'a PRO var. words hv .Taaus Christ
music by w. 81. Balthus. st. Louis Globe.
''Do look at that beautiful woman stand
ing on the shore!" exclaimed Mrs. Popinjay,
who was spending fortnight at one of the
popular resorts on the Jersey coast. N'She
fairly has a halo around her head, like pic
tured saint" Nonsense, my desr!" ex-
claimed Mr.. Popinjay. "Thats mosquitoes"
Burlington Free Press.
The editor of an esteemed contemporary
wonders how he will get his clothes on over
his wings when he gets to heaven. Don't
worry dear brother, on that score. You may
sometime find difficulty in getting your
boots on over your cloven hoofs or making
your hat cover your horns, but don't you
bother about the wings.-Minneapolis Trib-
une.
Little Eddie, three years old, had an at
tack of Group one night. The next evening,
when he knelt down to say his prayers,
his mamma told him he must thank God for
making him well. So he said: t'I thank
thee, o God, for making me we'll, but my
nose goes this way yet"-here he shifted sew
eral times to show that he still had a cold
in his head.-Babyhood.
Tommy-Please, mamma may have some
more pudding.
Mamms-No, Tommy, I think you have
had quite sufficient. You know if you want
to be healthy and strong you should never
eat as much as you can, but you should stop
when you can eat bit more.
Tommy-Yes, ma, know that and want
to see if can eat bit more now.-London
Fun.
1t was very late and Brown was steering
Robinson homeward.
''What will you say to your wifes" Brown
asked.
''Not a (hic) word, said Robinson.
''Why not.'
'I won't have (hic) chance. New York
Sun.